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The rise of the Tibetan Plateau was controlled by overriding plate mantle delamination

High-resolution numerical simulations show that subduction of the Indian plate peeled off the mantle lithosphere from the Tibetan Plateau. This process successfully explains first-order observations of the stepwise growth of the plateau, the migration of magmatism in the region and its seismic properties.

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Fig. 1: Evolution of overriding plate mantle delamination in the context of the Tibetan Plateau, shown by modelled topography in the upper panels underlain by rock composition.

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This is a summary of: Xie, Y. et al. Uplift of the Tibetan Plateau driven by mantle delamination from the overriding plate. Nat. Geosci. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01473-7 (2024).

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The rise of the Tibetan Plateau was controlled by overriding plate mantle delamination. Nat. Geosci. 17, 598–599 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-024-01488-0

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